Ornamental buckle



Jan. 8, 1935.

ORNAMENTAL BUCKLE Original Filed July 7, 1935 J. A, DEVENDOR ET AL 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTORS Jaf//v A. DEVE/VDO@ W/L MM A. 0f MEA/00,?

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ORNAMENTAL BUCKLE Original Filed July '7, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 PP 0 ma WY v0mm E mi wm w m MAA. .m N M M4 Patented Jan.. 8,. 1935 l @RNAIVIEN TAL BUCKLE .lohn A. lllevendor and William A. Devendor,

Jackson Heights, N. Y.

Original application July 7, 1933, Serial No. 679,306. Divided and this application October 16, 1933, Serial No. 693,720

'l Claims. (Cl. ll-lll) This invention relates to ornamental buckles let back may be just as illustrated in Figure 3. adapted to be Worn and has for an object to It is possible, however, to practice the invention provide a novel buckle comprising a frame and in such away that the collet back is pressed down a multiplicity of ornamental buttons or other to a single plane by the upsetting pressure apdevices alhxed thereto. The invention may be plied to the eyelet tube. So long as the collet fi advantageously embodied in an ornamental belt back is merely pressed from a convex condition buckle and is illustrated as so embodied. to or toward a ilat condition there is no tend- Other objects and advantages will hereinafter ency for the Collet t0 release its grip 1113011 the appear. inturned margin of the covering fabric. On

The present application is a division of ourv the contrary, 'Che grip 0f the Collet UDCH the 10 pending application, Serial No. 679,306, led July fabric is increased. This is quite contrary to '1, 1933, for Ornaments. the eiect which would occur if a collet having In the drawings forming part of this specicaa fiat back Were eIIlDlOyed and Dressed t0 a C011- tion, cave condition by the application of the upset- Figure l is a plan View of a buckle embodying 'Ging pressure. 15 features of the invention; When a collet is employed having the sharp Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the structure Slope illustrated in Figure 3 the frame 1 is deof Figure 1; sirably provided with a conical recess 56 Within Figure 3 is a fragmentary, sectional view taken which the collet back is received. In any event,

through one of the buttons of Figure l; however, the frame metal adjacent the opening 20 Figure 4 is a View in elevation, partly broken in which the eyelet tube is received is thinned away, of a buckle tongue having buttons of the to facilitate the securement of a good grip by kind illustrated in Figure 3 applied thereto; the tube When the latter is upset- Figure 5 is a bottom plan view of the structure In Figures 4 and 5 buttons 50 0f the kind illustratedinFigure 4; illustrated in Figure 3 are applied to a buckle 25 Figure 6 is a View in elevation, partly broken tongue 86. Since these buttons and the manner away, of a belt loop having buttons of the type 0f attaching them have already been described illustrated in Figure 3 incorporated; no further description of these gures is deemed Figure 7 is a bottom plan view of the structure necessary- 39 illustrated in Figure 6; and The same thing is true of Figures 6 and 7 30 Figure 8 is a view, similar to Figure 3, diseloswherein buttons 50 are shown as applied to a ing a portion of a buckle on which a modied metallic belt retaining 100D 87- form of button is employed. The button 18 is illustrated in section in Fig- The belt buckle of Figures 1 to 3 comprises 'a ure 8. This button comprises a body Dertien 19 frame 1 which includes Side pieces 2 and 3, end and a. Collet 20. The Collet includes a filler Washer 35 pieces 4 and 5, and a cross bar 6. The side and 21 which is heldin place by c011et lingers 22, SUD- end pieces include circular enlargements to proporting the collet back, and downturned prongs Vide seats or supports for the buttons and the 23 which are adapted to be clinched outward to cross bar 6 is notched at the middle to provide lie in an undercut recess 24 at the back of the 40 a neck portion 7 upon which the buckle tongue frame 1. 40 may be pivotally mounted. The button 50 com- Buckles and ornaments -made up as shown prises a metallic body member 51, a cloth coverherein of a frame and a multiplicity of buttons ing 52 therefor and a metallic collet 53. The may be worked out in a large number of ornacollet clamps the covering fabric against the mental and attractive designs. The buttons emdownwardly extending flange of the button body ployed may be 0f any shape and of any suitable 45 51. materials. They may be covered or uncovered, The collet is so constructed that the need and if covered various attractive combinations of for a backing or filling disc is obviated. This colors may be combined in the button covers result is achieved by making the collet back making up a single buckle or ornament. The 54 in the form of a frustum of a cone. Tne buttons may be spaced from one another, if 50 collet back is provided centrally with an eyelet desired, but they may be placed so closely totube 55. 'Ihe conical form of the collet back gether that they form a complete covering for gives an arched eiect which prevents the collet the frame. The frame may be of any desired from being collapsed when clinching pressure is shape. 55 applied to the eyelet tube. The slope of the col- We have described what We believe to be the 55 best embodiments of our invention. We do not wish, however, to be confined to the embodiments shown, but what we desire to cover by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claims.

We claim:

1. A one-piece buckle frame comprising a continuous peripheral portion constructed to facilitate the application of a substantially complete covering composed of buttons, and an attaching cross bar, the peripheral portion being composed of a series of button seats each adapted to support, and, to be completely concealed by, a button, and a series of narrow neck portions extending from seat to seat, and each seat portion being provided centrally with an opening adapted for reception of a concealed attaching portion of a button and having a recess at the back for receiving the deformed metal of such attaching portion when the same is clinched.

2. In a tailored buckle, in combination, a frame comprising a peripheral portion formed to provide button seats and fabric covered buttons attached thereto for covering and concealing said peripheral portion, each button comprising a body portion, a flanged collet received within and supported by the body portion, a fabric covering for the body portion having its border portion gripped between the body portion and the collet flange, said collet having a permanently deformable convex back and an eyelet tube at the center of the back, and said frame having openings in which the eyelet tubes are received and having the metal surrounding each opening thinned to provide a space at the back of the frame for receiving the deformed eyelet metal.

3. In a button, in combination, a body portion a fabric covering therefor, and a collet comprising a continuous peripheral ange co-acting with the body portion to grip the fabric covering, an arched convex back extending inward from the flange, and attaching means integral with the back at the middle thereof and adapted to be deformed by pressure.

4. In a button, in combination, a fabric covered body portion, and a collet having a continuous marginal flange, a permanently deformable arched convex back and attaching means at the middle of the back adapted to be deformed by pressure.

5. In a button, in combination, a body portion, a fabric cover therefor, and a collet having a continuous marginal flange, an arched convex back and an eyelet tube at the middle of the back adapted to be deformed by pressure, said fabric cover being marginally gripped between the body portion and the collet flange.

6. A one-piece buckle frame comprising a continuous peripheral portion constructed to facilitate the application of a substantially complete covering composed of buttons, and an attaching cross bar, the peripheral portion being composed of a series of button seats each adapted to support, and to be completely concealed by, a button, and a series of narrow neck portions extending from seat to seat, and each seat portion being provided centrally with an opening adapted for reception of a concealed attaching portion of a button.

7. A buckle frame comprising a peripheral portion constructed to facilitate the application of ornamental buttons thereto, said peripheral portion being composed of a series of button seats, each adapted to support a button, and a series of relatively narrow portions connecting the seats, each seat being provided centrally with an opening adapted for reception of a concealed at? taching portion of a button and having a recess at Athe back surrounding said opening for receiving the deformed metal of such attaching portion when the same is clinched.

JOHN A. DEVENDOR. WILLIAM A. DEVENDOR. 

